A Swedish businessman convicted of raping his domestic helper has failed to clear his name and has been sent back to prison after a Hong Kong court dismissed his appeal. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, who was unanimously found guilty by a jury two years ago and…
A Hong Kong women’s rights group has criticised authorities for allowing controversial British-American influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are facing rape and human trafficking charges abroad, to enter the city, saying the decision contradicts the government’s commitment to women’s safety. As the brothers continued to publicise their activities in the city, the Rosewood Hong…
Online influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who both face rape and human‑trafficking charges in Romania and the United Kingdom, were reported to have entered Hong Kong over the weekend, sparking heated discussion online. Andrew posted a photo of himself and Tristan on a luxury boat in Victoria Harbour on X on Sunday, while other…
A Hong Kong police officer has been jailed for 16 months for extorting HK$60,000 (US$7,675) from a rape suspect he believed had been wrongly released by prosecutors. The District Court on Tuesday condemned Constable Ng Wai-fung for taking the law into his own hands while investigating a rape complaint lodged by a 16-year-old girl between…
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom is appealing his Hong Kong conviction and seven-year sentence for raping his Nepali domestic worker in 2022. Photo: Hong Kong Free Press. A Swedish businessman jailed for seven years has appealed his conviction at Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal. The case involves a former domestic worker in Hong Kong. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom…
A Swedish businessman jailed for seven years in 2024 after being found guilty of raping a domestic worker has appealed his conviction. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom outside the High Court on August 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom appeared at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Ekstrom was found guilty of one count of rape…
A British woman has been convicted of blackmailing a compatriot for a £100,000 (US$134,030) payout after accusing him of rape and threatening to report him to Hong Kong police. Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, 25, turned from an alleged rape victim into a defendant standing trial at the District Court in Wan Chai for blackmailing…
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A man has been arrested for the rape of an Indian-origin woman in a racist attack on her in the UK. A suspect in CCTV footage released by police. (West Midlands PD) The 32-year-old was arrested on suspicion of rape in the Perry Barr area, West Midland Police said on Monday. “He will now be…